Reactions Vocab Review

Reaction type where a single element reacts with a compound to form a new element and new compound. 

• Synthesis

• Decomposition

• Single Replacement

• Double Replacement

Starting material in a reaction

• Products

• Reactants

• Solids

• Gases

New material being formed during a reaction

• Products

• Reactants

• Solid

• Gases

Two or more substances combine to make a compound in this kind of reaction

• Synthesis

• Decomposition

• Single Replacment

• Double Replacement

This is a list that determines if a single replacement reaction will occur (it organizes the elements based on reactivity)

• Reactivity List

• Single Reaction List

• Periodic List

• Activity Series

Reaction type where two compounds react to form two new compounds.  Cations are exchanged.

• Synthesis

• Decomposition

• Single Replacement

• Double Replacement

Compounds are separated into individual elements in this kind of reaction

• Synthesis

• Decomposition

• Single Replacement

• Double Replacement

A process where energy is released, therefore temperature increases.

• Endothermic

• Decomposition

• Exothermic

• Absorption

Elements that exists as two atoms combined together (example: O₂, H₂)

• monoatomic

• diatomic

• polyatomic

• biatomic

Minimum energy required to for a chemical reaction to occur

• Reaction energy

• Potential Energy

• Activation Energy

• Breaking Energy